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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

1t is reported that 1000 German officers
entitled to retirement have asked to be
kept in active service.
The Anarchists asse that the outrages
at Lyons and St Etienne were only the be
ginning of the Anarchist campaign in
France. I'VE have talked too long" they
say; faction is now needed"
At Moscow, Russia, M. Katko7 is organ
izing monster petition to the Car to sub
jugate Bulgaria, Servia, and all the Chris
tian provinces in Eastern Europe.
Prof. virchew, in the course OF speech
to the electors Of the Second Berlin circle,
denounced the Vatican's interference a. a
csersion of Catholic electors which all
Germany should resent.
The Judge before whom the trial Of
John Dillon and others began at Dublin,
Ireland, on the 18th, refused to allow
Catholics to sit as jurors. and great excite
ment prevailed in consequence.
A dispatch from Rome says that in conse-
quence Of the recent speeches Of the leaders
of the German Centre party the Papal Sec
retary of State has sent another letter to
the Nuncio at Munich saying the Pope, in
leaders, mai tains the views expressed in
his former letters.
Chas. VIM. Fitx-Gerald, Duke of Leinster,
died at London on the 18th, aged " years.
The Duke Of Leinster, Marquis OF Kildare,
in the Irish peerage, was born March 80,
1919. He early entered public life, and sue
ceeded to the title on the death of his father
in 1874. He was Privy Councillor for Ire
land, Visitor of Queens College, and Com
missioner of National Education. The fam
lily seats are at Carton, Maynooth, and Xii
kea Castle, Mageney.
Advices from Algiers published in the
Kreuz -Zeitung have caused much excite
ment at Berlin. The dispatches say q
nun,ber Of Generals and staff officers left
Algeria to assume commands in France
that four battalions of the Twelfth Army
Corps, stationed at Algeria, have been
ordered to hold themselves in readiness to
embark: that preparations are being made
at different ports to expedite the shipment
OF troops. Territorial troops, the dispatches
say, are to take the place Of the battalions
leaving Algeria.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

counties Of Texas was voted upon, and the
House by o3 yeas, to 100 nays refused to
pass the bill over the veto. BY the vote,
ayes 202, nays ~, the conference report on
the anti Mormon bill was adopted. The
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
passed. Mr.. Randall, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the sundry
civil apr ropriation bin, with Senate amend
these amendments, and non-concurrence in
236 amendmendments. In response to q
question by Mr.. Reed, Mr. Randall stated
that the chief points in controversy were
relative TO the appropriation for the coast
survey and the seamen' retreat in New
York.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24
Michigan Ice Gorge.

A telegram dated at Lyons, Mich, on the
l4th, is as follows: The ice gorge is frozen
solid to u depth Of from five to ten feet.
The river is still flowing through Main
street, and merchants are building trestle
works to their stores only to find their goods
frozen in ice The cold weather has settled
the water nearly foot, but made work
almost impossible. The men are working
in the water and are coated with ice. The
first mail since last Wednesday arrived
today. being carried across the gorge below.
Families who were driven from their homes
without a change Of clothing are returning
in boats through the windows to find every
thing covered with ice.
The whole country from Ionia to Muir pre-
sents an Arctic panorama of desolation.
Many merchants have been unable to visit
their stores since Thursday morning, and
several who attempted it were swept down
by the current and narrowly escaped death.
All the merchants lost heavily all manufac-
turing establishments are crippled and
many buildings ruined The ice gorge
shows no signs of breaking, extending, as a
solid glacier, five miles long and Is or ~
feet thick. The loss OF property is enor
nous, and will doubtless reach $l50,O00.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24
Waste OF Wages.


Bradstreet's figures out the cost ot
the strikes of coal handlers, longshore-
men. boot and shoe factory hands. coal
miners. and others, throughout January.
deducing some interesting figures. The
estimated losses of wages 10 strikers,
from Jan. to Feb. 10, arc:
Port New York longshoremen.
boatmen. etc. .......... . ssDo.OUO
Boot and shoe factory employees y6O.0u
Coal-handlers, New Jersey ship
ping ports. .................... 4a5.OCo
New York and New Jersey railway
freight handlers. lers............ l4O.OGO
Tobacco and cigar factory opera
Textile carpet and cordage, enl-
ployes. ........... .o,oD
Iron and steel mill employees. - l2.oUO
Glass factory employees. ... 5000
Miscellaneous. s................. 10000
Total wages sacrificed by strik----
ing employees es................ .Sss,65O, OW
The estimated total loss Of wages
by about $4,000 industrial employees.
thrown out of work through scarcity Of
coal or on account of strikes by others.
within forty days past is $35o.OOo.
Grand total wages sacrificed since Jan
l. 1887, $S,UOO,OOO. Within two
weeks ended Feb. 10. III New York
City, where the greatest damage to
general trade has been effected by labor
disturbance. the bank clearings have
declined about $37 .0sO, 900, roughly
calculated. This may of course be sup
posed to include foreign rs well a,
domestic trade. and while not an abso
lutte guide to the degree which general
| trade has been curtailed. may properly
bt accepted in part. incorporating the
smallest total decreased clearing refer
| able to labor troubles, we have the fol-
lowing approximate grand total of
losses from strikes since Jan. 1, includ-
ing wages sacrificed by strikers wages
| withheld from employees thrown out Of
work owing to lack Of fuel or Of raw
materials, and from other causes men
| toned.
T,tal Of wages sacrificed by strik-
employees. S.......................S s,KU,U0U
| Total OF wages sacrificed through
forced stoppage of work.. 10000
Total extra amount paid for coal
through strikes. es........... 100000
Total losses incurred by steamship
companies through delays. 100000
Total losses to coal shippers, vari-
| GUS causes named. ............ 100000
Total estimated lossesexport trade
New York, two weeks. .. 1850. 600
The total estimated decrease in the
value of domestic trade ut the port of
New York due to strikes, as indicated
by New York bank clearing>. may be
placed ut $25, 100000. The net de-
crease III total clearings at New York
CITY within two weeks Of about S37,-
600, 900, against net decrease for the
like two weeks in 1886 of but "a. .0OO,-
600. an increase Of $4,000. 900 in 1885
and a decrease Of $26,000.ooo in 1884
when trade was declining. In the above
estimated but two-thirds Of the decreas-
ed clearing OF fortnight has been
attributed to the continuance OF the
labor troubles. ,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24
Bismarck and the Length Of His Life.

Prince Bismarck's second speech is
chiefly interesting because Of his
declaration that, although he expected
to live three years longer. he expected
to die before seven had passed. He
gave this as one Of the reasons why he
refused to interfere with the septenate.
Prince Bismarck is now 73. He an
ticipates death between 1890 and 1894.
That is to say. he expects to live till he
is IS and to die before he is 80. 1t is
not every one who calculates 50 closely
as to the probable duration of his
existence. 1t would be very interest
Ing subject to investigate how far the
plans of statesmen are thus modified by
their expectations of life. 1t used to
be said that both ..our old man in a
hurry and our ..young man in a
hurry" were impatient for the same
cause. Mr.. Gladstone's age precludes
the possibility Of many years Of pro-
longed activity, and Lord Randolph
constitution is so impaired that medical
authorities are said to have warned him
not to expect more than i've or six
years of q career
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24
Political and Personal.

Judge Wilson Of Winona, now at Wash
ington, secured the appointment Of Editor
Hill as postmaster, at st. Charles, Mimi.
Hon. c. K. Davis, was on the floor in
the Senate at Washington Monday, with
Senator Sabin and Senator Spooner.
Il. b. Saunders has been appointed re-
ceiver of public moneys at Wausau, Wis.
He was formerly a clerk in the Treasury
department.
Mrs. ID. Z. Hathaway has been appointed
by Judge Edwards in Louisville a deputy
commissioner Of the chancery court-the
first woman commissioner ever holding
office in Kentucky.
Gen. Sheridan told the House Military
committee on Friday, he having been called
before them for an opinion on the <5o,0O0,-
600 coast defenses bill. that he had hereto
fore refrained from expressing any expert
opinion on coast defense, but in his view
what the country needs at present is guns,
be proper to take up the question Of forti-
! ficatiOns
The Washington correspondence of the
Chicago Tribune gives the following: Gov.
Davis, the Senator-elect from Minnesota,
spent the day on the tioor Of the Senate at
the seat of his future colleague, Senator
Sabn. The new Senator has been in New
York for week under the care of noted
oculist. During the campaign last fall Gov.
Davis strained his eyes severely nd the
| it is now feared, will become permanent.
Both eyes look equally strong and resemble
l those Of Gen. Butler When Ben Perley
Poore first looked into the Senate gallery
| to- day and saw Davis he exclaimed: ..How
| on earth has old Ben got in there. didn't
| suppose he WAS SO cross-eyed he couldn't
| tell the Senate from the House. Uncle
Isaac Bassett was struck speechless at the
| sight of what he thought was Gen. Butler,
| and started to remind him that it was the
floor of the House to which he was entitled
and not to that of the Senate. Gov. Davis
will remain until the close OF the session
and make himself acquainted with the
| course OF business in the Senate.
There were thirteen votes cast against the
Mr.. Hoar, the only Republican who voted
in the negative, did SO because the bill
abolishes woman suffrage in Utah. The
Democrats who voted against the bill op
posed the measure ON constitutional
grounds. Aside from the general argumen,
that the law is oppressive aud infringes the
rights of the citizens, the specific charge il
made that the provision relative to the Nor
mon Emigration company is practical
confiscation of private property in violation
| Of the constitution in that the assets of this
corporation are devoted to school pur
poses and the corporation is practically
escheated to the state. To this the sup
porters of the bill reply that provision i.
made for the return to the stockholder.
OF the entire amount Of their investMen,
and that it is the remainder only which
is devoted to school purposes. This pro
| vision is Of course a very stringent one
and the object of it is to stop the sources oi
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

SESATE.-The river and harhor appropria-
ton bill was the theme Of listless Satur-
day, and little flaws were picked here and
there, as IL to draw attention from the great
extravagancies in other portions. Two
personal pension vetoes were sent to the
Senate, and both had been rejected by the
Pension Office, there not being any warrant
to allow them, the wife of one Of the men
seeking the pension being in receipt Of q
pension on the ground that she is his wild
Ow.
HoUsE. The House was occupied to-day
in committee of the whole with the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and agreed to the
Senate amendment appropriating E25OOO
for the education of children in Alaska,
though the app opriations committee con-
demns the proposition. A report was SUBJ
mitted favoring the passage OF the depend
ent pension bill over the veto, the vote to
be taken Thursday next.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

IT is difficult. sometimes. to deter
mine what may be the truth concerning
public men, when SO much is stated
that is merely guess-work. In the case
of Mr.. Parnell it is said that he is near
deaths door from Bright's disease, and
has practically resigned his leadership
of the Irish party to other hands.
Against this comes statement made
by John Brady, secretary of the Irish
Land League, and John J. Clancy. Nj.
r. for the north Division OF the County
of Dublin, saying that such report. are
utterly incorrect. that his illness was
gastritis, and not of chronic or hered.
itary form, and thai he needed rest as
did Gladstone, Churchill, and others
oyerw orked, and that AS long as Mr.
Parnell Il alive there will be no Other
leader OF the Irish party.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24
MINNESOTA THREsHER COMPANY

MINNESOTA THRESHER COMPANY
A Especial telegram from New York
city, gives the following: reorganiza-
tion OF the old Northwestern Car company
was effected here to-day. Senator Sabin's
mission here has been to attend a meeting
of the Minnesota Thresher company, a Bos-
ton corporation which controls the credits
Of the car company in such form that its or
ganization is really tho organization Of the
old company in Senator Sabin's interest.
The meeting was held at the Office Of Bris-
tow, Peet & Opdyke. Among those pres
ent were Judge Flandrau and II. A. Kirk.
st. Paul; II. b. Hydke, J. H. Bowie and w.
A. Rust, Boston: D. b. Dewey and +. F.
Lawrence, Chicago. The officers elected for
the new company are ID. B. Dewey, presi-
dent: ]. A. Bowie. vice president: r. A.
Kirk, Secretary: +. A. Prince, Saltwater.
treasurer. 1t was stated that the parties in
interest in the East and West have been nj
work on this deal with little apparent sue
cess for two years, until Senaor Sabin took
hold in earnest last November. The capital
stock of the new company is s5.O0O.OoO, and
1t is understood to Ee backed np by q syndi-
cate Of heavy capitalists in Boston, New
York and the Northwest, which. it is said.
assures its success and places Senator Sabin
once more ut the front.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

GRAND DUKE PAUL, the Cars
youngest brother, has bought the pal
ace Of the late Baron Stieglitz for
1900, 900 rubles. 1t is rumored that
the Grand Duke will shortly marry the
Princess Alexandra Of Greece, who il
II years Of age.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

CHARLES H. REED, the attorney who
defended Gartield's assassin, may be
seen every day sitting in one Of the
large arm-chairs and looking out Of
the corridor window of the Barrett
House. in New York City. 1t is said
he has been in constant trouble ever
since his defense of Guiteau.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

REGULARLY organized bicycle corps
are now attached to the French army
and in recent maneuvres they have
done all such work as the carrying Of
orders and dispatches, and done it
with more speed and punctuality than
mounted troopers. In some eases
bicyclists have accomplished journeys
of fifty and sixty piles day tor six or
eight days in succession. At this rate
a bicyclist is not only more efficient than
horseman but cheaper.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

PRESIDENT MONROE, according to a
recently-published letter of his grand
son, was not over. whelmcd with debt,
finally dying in poverty. rs generally
believed. He says that his distinguished
ancestor left large unincumbereP real
estate in Loudon County, Virginia. and
personal property worth 100000,
which public records show.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

GEN JAMES B. STEEDMAN ("Old
Chickamauga') is to be honored by
the people Of the City of Toledo with a
monument, which will be unveiled
May 20 with great ceremony. Gen. j.
G. Smith, Lientenant-G oi
Illinois. will deliver the Grafton.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

SENATOR VEST in advocating the
Eads Tehuantepec ship railway. stated
that it was an open secret that Senator
Edmunds was '.an open and nndis-
guised enemy of the scheme and the
special advocate of the Nicaraguan
measure. Senator Edmunds promptly
replied: ut is not an open secret, but
IN open fact
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24
SENATOR DuNHAM of the New Yorl

SENATOR DuNHAM of the New York
State Senate enjoys the distinction Of
wearing the finest waistcoat in the
State. II was imported by friend
from Vienna aud was presented to the
Senator on account OF his beauty. The
waistcoat is a pale olive color, with
silk half moons and dancing figures
woven i'm the cloth. And they say taht
when it's owner makes careful SUR
yey of himself in his mirror that he re-
members the tales about the handsome
men of various ages with II smile that
isn't out of sorts with itself or the
smiler.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

THE grand jnry Of Rowan County.
Kentucky, has indicted three men for
conspiracy to murder Judge A. Z. Cole
Col. z. L. Young. and his son. An
assassin had been hired. it is alleged, to
do the the bloody work. He was to
employ four assistants, and they were
TO receive 800 each for their services.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24
VERDI, fh great composer, is alst

VERDI, fh great composer, is also A
great patriot. In the dark days Of
thirty or forty years ago there was no
more ardent champion of Italian
liberty and union than he. He was
elected to Parliament in 1861, and took
deep interest in all its operations. But
it was silent interest. He never
could make speech, though he often
declared that he would gladly give the
copyright Of his best opera for the
ability to do SO.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

SENATE-The Cameron naval bill passed
and the Hale naval bill was favorably con-
sidered aud will pass ON Thursday. The
testimony being taken in the Texas in
vestigation was ordered printed. The
credentials OF David Turpie, Senator
elect from Indiana were re ,eived. Resolu-
tions on the death Of Senator Pike, N. H.,
were offered by Mr. Blair, and after several
addresses were adopted.
HoUsE-The time was occupied with desul-
tory matters until ? p. H., when the Logan
eulogies took place. Throughout the day
Mrs. Logan, accompanied by members Of
her family. occupied seat in the gallery re-
served for the use OF the Speaker. Eulogies
were delivered by Messrs. Butterworth.
Holman, Henderson, Uowa) Rogers, Nc
Comas, Weaver, tNeb.( Wilson. Nv Va J
Cutcheon, Rice. O'Hara, Osborne and
Anderson, (Ohiol and as further
mark Of respect the House adjourned.
Messrs. Thomas, Henderson, Cavnan,
Springer, Rowel, and Adams Of ILL.,, also
spoke. Mr.. Randall Of Pennsylvania, ex-
pressed his sympathy with the State Of
Illinois and the whole country in their loss
Of the public counsel of John A. Logan.
Mr.. Springer, Of Illinois, spoke his admir-
played in his private life, and cited instan-
ces of the kindness and generosity which
overfiowed his heart and rendered him al
ways the friend of the distressed.
Mr.. Daniel, of Virginia, envied not the
feeling of the man who did not mourn to-day
with those who Muurned q strong man
stricken down in his prime: with those who
knew him best and loved him most he bowed
his head beside the bier Of Logan.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND is cen
tcmplating another book, which will
deal with DIR. Preistly and the Admin
istration of George Washington, intro
ducing the Federalists and incidents in
the lives Of jefferson, Burr, and Hamil-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24
Thursday. Feb. IL.

SESATE-The Hale navy bill, providing
for the construction of heavily armored
vessels for coast defense, and also for gun
boats and torpedo boats and appropristing
sl5,+oO,ooo. to be available during i've years
from March 4. 1881, passed, yeas 46, nays 4.
Several House bills on the calendar, to
which there was no objection passed, among
them the Dakota Ordnance bill for 81 $50,
court Of New Mexico. The Eads Tehauntepec
bill passed, yeas lS, nays7. The bill passed
dividing Missouri into two judicial dis
tricts.
HorsE-The veto by President Cleveland
of the bill appropriating $4,000 for a special
distribution of seeds t o drouth stricken
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

j. j. TONES of Port Deposit, Md., is
73 years of age, worth $4,000, 900. is
President of four banks. and as good a
worker rs he was forty years ago. He
has handsome wife only 26 years
nll
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

BANCROFT, the great historian. is a
trihe superstitious. He fears some
thing terrible would happen to him
should he fail to have his beard trimmed
the 4th day Of every month.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-02-24

SESATE-The Senate ploddel along at .
dignified pace and finally finished the river
having and harbor, added about q. .OOO, 600,
making the total appropriation $lO,3OO,OOO.
The amounts for the Mississippi and Missouri
river from mouth to Sioux Citys
S3OO.0OO, Mississippi from st. Paul
to Des Moines rapids, Sl5OON lower
Mississippi 81, ,5O0, COO. The naval establish
ment bill was considered up to the hour Of
unfinished business when the Tehauntepec
bill was taken up, and much opposition was
shown and the bill finally went over to
Thursday. The nomination Of Capt. Greeley
the arctic explorer, to be chief signal OIL
Ger was received
HousE--Under the holding of the Speaker,
sustained by long line of precedents, the
resolutions of Mr. Henderson regarding the
pension to Mrs. Logan went to the commit
tee on rules. A number Of committee re-
ports were filed, among them the anti Nor
man bin which will come up Thursday. In
the committee Of the whole the diplomatic
and consular bill was debated until ad-
journment
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NOTES OF THE TIMES.

The President will nominate sue
cessor to Secretary Manning before the
adjournment Of the Congress. but the
appointment will not take effect before
April
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tion will be required by the garrison and
because he had previously opposed sim
liar proposition made in regard to the TT.
appear CONSTANT.